Mannum Dock Museum Interactive Exhibition

During February Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning visitedthe Mannum Dock Museum and the site of the new Caurnamont

Boat Ramp.While visiting the Mannum Dock Museum, Mr Venning presented

a $10,830 cheque to the Mannum Dock Museum, following theirsuccessful application for funding for an interactive children’sexhibition.

It is planned that the interactive exhibition will feature smallactivity sets styled to represent each of the vessels crew members’work stations. Activities will be designed to allow children to learnabout the vessel’s operations, the role of each of the crew membersand the challenges of the environment. Children will be able toparticipate by hearing and seeing the people who actually ran thepaddle steamer.

Mr Venning said he was delighted the Mannum Dock Museum hadreceived another grant to improve the facilities and the activities onoffer to visitors.

“When this museum was first created it was a lot different to whatit is now” Mr Venning said, “I remember when it wasn’t a muchmore than an old shed.

“Now thanks to the tireless work of many volunteers, along withreceiving numerous funding grants, the Mannum Dock Museum andVisitor Information Centre is regarded as one of the first places tovisit when arriving in Mannum.

“I believe it is very important to ensure that the history of the areais preserved - this museum has achieved that, by including the paddle

steamer PS Marion, the dry dock, working steam engine, displaysabout river trade, the 1956 floods, information about the indigenousculture of the area, among many other displays.” Mr Venning said.

The Mannum Dock Museum of River History and VisitorInformation Centre, located on Randell Street, are open seven daysa week. Further information can be obtained by phoning the VisitorCentre on 8569 1303 or the Museum Office on 8569 2383.

Continued page 3

Mr Ivan Venning presents the $10,830 grant cheque to Jenny Callander, ExecutiveOfficer of the Mannum Dock Museum.

ContentsAngie’s Cooking Tips 19Ageing In The Murraylands 16

Calendars & Dates 28Chippy Chatter 23Choristers Corner 6

Church Services 3Classifieds 27Letters 2

Memories of Mannum 22MMCSS & CHIPS Coordinator 8Out of this World 8

Police & Neighbourhood Watch 18Puzzle 3Under the Toadstool 7

Revive and Thrive$10,000 Grant for Mannum

We are pleased to announcethat the Murraylands

Regional Tourist Associationhas been nominated SA winnerof a $10,000 grant for Mannumand are in the running for afurther $40,000 if nominated asNational Winner Of the ABCRevive and Thrive Challenge.

The Original Mannum CanoeTrail, designed and initiated byMRTA Inc, received Initialfund ing through theM a n n u m P r o g r e s sAssociation and a MidMurray Council CommunityGrant.

It identified two wrecks,o n e o f wh i c h wa saffectionately called the“Unknown Wreck”. It has

generated some stories andspeculation, and jogged a fewmemories. We have been busilypiecing together an identikit.

Late in 2009 a gentleman,Don, came to us with Picturesand a Story about the Boat andits owner/builder and a uniquefeature. This story needs to betold and will be with this grantmoney. A small celebration willbe organised to be held at the

Mannum Dock Museum.None of this would have come

to fruition without the drop inwater levels; we are part ofLiving History today. This givesus a Snapshot in time…

We have been busily puttingtogether a submission for theNational prize of $40,000Focusing on a CommunityCelebration at Mannum, whichwill benefit not only Mannum

but all communities in theMurraylands. The ABC hasrequested to be in Mannumwhen the National Draw takesplace.

www.VisitMurraylands.com.auIn March we celebrate 12

months since releasing ourwebsite and rebrandingMurraylands “its unexpected”.

As an Industry Association of29 years we are proud of our

achievements on behalf ofour members and theRegion.

MRTA PromotionsOn Behalf of the MRTA

Committee

March 2010 Mannum, South Australia 5238 Issue Number 44

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Does Mannum Have A Problem?

Dear Editor,With regard to the article

authored by Mr Biagioni(Annual Horrordays, MannumMag, Issue 43) allow me tomake these comments.

While the local constabulary iswasting time and resourcesprosecuting a middle aged localresident for allegedly spinningthe wheels of his vehicle in thegravel at the Mannum FootballOval (misuse of a motor vehicle- 12 months disqualification,drive dangerously - 2 yearsimpr isonment) he , andMannum’s reputation, willcontinue to suffer. It appears thatjustice in Mannum only favoursthe few and is used more as aninstrument in the service of thepersonal vendettas of localpowerbrokers than as aprotective shield for us hoipolloi.

For those thinkers out therewho are truly concerned with thefuture direction of Mannum’sdevelopment and engagement of‘Gen X and Y’, as touched on byShane Strudwick’s articles in thesame issue, it may be best if theybegin questioning the status quo.

Ask why there is a brain drainaway from Mannum CommunityCollege. Ask why the MannumCommunity College newsletter

advocates allowing children todrink alcohol at 16 years of age.Ask the local ambulance driversor the police response toconcerns ofunderage drinking inthe town, or the new residentsreceiving death threats fromlocal drug barons. Ask whysmall business owners areapparently discouraged fromsetting up shop in Mannum(unless they are ‘owned’ bylocals). Ask why there areanecdotally only two industries‘allowed’ in Mannum. As aco l l eague in Ad e l a i d ecommented “It sounds like thedeep south of America.” I foundit hard to disagree.

In conclusion, the majorityresponse to Mr Biagioni’s letter,and probably mine, will be“Lump it or leave.” This isexactly the attitude that has seenMannum disappear off most ofthe Top Ten Lists (holidaydestinations, land prices,liveability, property growth,etc.) compiled in the lasthalf-decade. Congratulations!

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local club or organisation, wecan often deduce the author.However, it would be better ifyou remember to add your nameto the article. As above, you mayrequest that it be withheld frompublication or provide apseudonym.

In summary, please include aname and sufficient contactdetails for verification with allmater ia l sub mi t t ed forpublication. An email address isnot sufficient.

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Request to Council

Dear Editor,... and Mid Murray Council

CEO and/or Councillors.In December 2009, The Mag

published my letter about MidMurray Council’s Planningpolicies, concluding with therequest:

“Would the CEO kindlyarrange an article in MannumMag which summarizes MidMurray Council’s relevant ruleson sustainable housing? What isthe Council doing proactively toe n c o u r a g e r e s p o n s i b l ebuilding?”

Since Mannum Mag’sFebruary 2010 edition did notinclude any response from theCEO, I decided to attempt yetagain to find something relevanton Council’s web-site. No luckthere either.

I tried “Policies”, and the siteread, “… currently reviewing allpolicies” and so none werethere. A browse through thecategories on the site yieldednothing under ‘sustainable’,‘energy efficiency’, or similar.Clicking on “Development Act”resulted in the computerjamming on page 1, and refusingto move.

With the new year wellunderway now, I appeal to theCEO again, or any of ourCouncillors, to inform us.

Your news-starved ratepayer againName supplied

A Job Well Done

Dear Editor,Frequently we hear of people

complaining about the youth oftoday, but seldom hearcompliments.

We have recently had theoccasion to hire a group of localyoung men named KBMConcreting.

Their work has been admiredby a number of people as theirstandard is of high quality.Amongst other attributes is theirwork ethic, manners and theability to suggest other ideas toimprove on our limited plans.Even the clean up was carriedout as professionally as theactual work.

We would like to say howpleased we were to see suchyoung men apply themselves totheir new business, and wishthem all success in the future.

Linda and Alan Hunter

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Puzzle

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From Your Local MemberThe New Caurnamont Boat Ramp

From page 1

In April 2009, Mr Venning wascontacted by a Caurnamont

resident who expressed thefrustrations of the localcommunity that they had beenleft without a boat ramp for theprevious three years. During thattime they had to travel nearlytwo hours to use the boat rampfacilities in Bow Hill.

Following enquiries by MrVenning, Mid Murray Councilsubmitted an application forfunding to the South AustralianBoating Facilities AdvisoryCommittee (SABFAC) for a newboat ramp at Caurnamont. Theapplication was approved inNovember 2009. However, dueto delays with the Minister’soffice signing off on the funding,

construction was not able tocommence until this year.

Mr Venning said he waspleased to see the construction isnow well underway.

“There are 172 shacks in thetown and to have to travel a twohour round trip to put a boat inthe water made it a very timeconsuming exercise.”

Mr Venning expresseddisappointment that theconstruction was delayedbecause the Minister did notsign off on the funding in atimely manner.

“I understand now that there isa race to have the boat rampcompleted prior to the extraflows of water comingdownstream, so that none of theconstruction work in progress iswashed away.

“I would like to commend boththe Caurnamont community forbringing this matter to myattention and the Mid MurrayCouncil for moving as swiftly asthey could once they receivedthe funding” said Mr Venning.

Extracts from Ivan Venning’smedia releases. Editor

Mr Ivan Venning inspects theprogress of the Cauramont boat rampwith Mid Murray Council WorksSupervisor Mr Andrew Strauss. Mannum RSL

Welcome to the New Year of2010. This is our 91st year

as the Mannum Sub Branch ofthe RSL.

It is almost that time of yearagain to dust off the Medals andclean the suit!

Anzac Day this year falls on aSunday (25th April), so keep thisin mind.

The service starts at theMemorial at 0555hrs. After theservice there will be a sausagesizzle at the Community Club.

The next branch meeting is onThursday 11th March 2010 at1100hrs, at the MannumCommunity Club River Bararea.

T shirts are still available asare stubbie coolers and RSLbanners.

We look forward to seeing youat our meetings, not forgettingthat every 2nd one is a sausagesizzle, at no cost to you.

Cheers.The BadgeDISTRICT CHURCH SERVICES

For Mannum congregations

ANGLICAN 6 Adelaide Road. Ph: 8569 2385Mannum, Sundays 10.30 am

BAPTIST William Street. Ph: 8278 3992Mannum, Sundays 10.30 am

CATHOLIC Mau Street. Ph: 8531 1699Mannum, Mass: 1st Sunday 9.30 am, all others 8.30 am

LUTHERAN 79 Cliff Street. Ph: 8569 2863Mannum, Sundays 9.00 am, Sunday School 9.45 am duringschool terms. Everyone welcome.

RIVER WORD CHRISTIAN CENTRE Greening Street. Ph: 8569 1333Mannum, Sundays 10.00 am

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 17 King George St. Ph: 0419 855 941Mannum, Saturdays 9.30 am, Sabbath School 11.00 am

UNITING Corner of Greening Street & Walker AvenueEnquiries: Phone one of the Elders.G Gobbett: 8569 1083, M Thomas: 8569 1005R Marshall: 8569 1737, G McInerney: 8569 2076

Mannum, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays 11 am, 2nd & 4th Sundays 9 am

Mannum MagChairperson: Geoff Skein 8569 2385Editor: Keith Baldwin 8569 7304

editor.mannummag@baonline.com.auAccounts:

Calendar: Jo Kader 8569 1879Photographer:

Jessica Clark 0488 153 491Secretary: Carol Greening 8569 1609

Mannum School Community LibrarySchool Term Times School Holidays

Mon, Thur, Fri: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Mon, Tue, Wed (am), Thur, Fri:Tue: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm 10:00 am - 2:00 pmWed: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Wed (pm): 04:00 pm - 8:00 pmSat: 9:30 am - 12 noon Sat: 10:00 am - 12 noon

Closed Sunday and Public Holidays. Further information: 8569 2005

This is the last issue that ourcolleague, Elfrieda Wallent,

will be involved with as she isleaving Mannum for “pasturesnew”.

Elfrieda has been an untiringvoluntary worker for MannumMag since its inception. She willbe remembered for her monthlyarticles “Under the Toadstool”and “Choristers Corner” whichwere entertaining, informative,amusing and at times erudite.

E l f r i ed a was a l so acontributing editor, preparingthe Memories of Mannumcolumn from her interviews withlocal people.

Behind the scenes she didmany other things by way ofphone calls and visits,distributing the large printedition and assisting with theprinting and collating of the

special issues at the end of eachyear. She was always willing todo more than her share.

At the end of each month, onprinting day she would arriveladen with goodies for us all -homemade cakes and biscuits,(gluten free for one volunteer),nibbles for the proof readers andlunch for those who worked allday.

Elfrieda will be missed verymuch and that’s not just“cupboard love”. We will missher hard work, her contributions,her enthusiasm and her gentlepresence.

We bid her a reluctantfarewell. Our thanks and ourbest wishes go with her forhappiness and contentment inthe new path she has chosen.

† Farewell Elfrieda

Page 4 Mannum Mag Issue Number 44

Discover Murray Riverwww.murrayriver.com.au/blog

Package, Bundle and Sharing Win

Companies for many years have understood that if you bundle andpackage products you’ll gain advantages in the marketplace andmore customers. Customers love the idea that they can buy a

product that comes with extras. Buy a car and get the spoiler, leatherseats and alloy rims extra. Buy 2 cartons of milk and get a third halfprice. Buy the house and land package.

Packaging and bundling makes choice easy for the customer. Theyno longer have to compare or shop around. They see the value asyou’re offering an easy, convenient, unique solution in one place.This saves them time, saves them money and increases your businessprofitability.

As tourism businesses along the Murray River look to maintainmarket share and find ways forward from challenging situations, theopportunities to package and bundle products, services andexperiences allows you to leverage and cast a wider customer net.Look around and find services that work with your product andbenefit the customer to increase your market share.

Every business in tourism can find a way to package and bundleopportunities. If you own a caravan park or motel you could workwith the local pub, tour operator and winery to give the visitor a richexperience. The benefit is you’ve leveraged your product off othersand everyone wins. When you start to offer good valued packagesyou’ll increase the customer’s spending and their stay in the region.

Another significant benefit is you also leverage your marketing.The businesses you’re working with promote your products andservices freely. They in turn also learn about your business and will

sell for you as you will do for them. It’s a network of like-mindedbusinesses all with the aim of increasing business and helping thecustomer have a great experience.

Does packaging extend past your town? Yes. Naturally river basedbusinesses can package and bundle with towns close by. What’s greatis they also have the river as the story. Sharing always gives yougreater market penetration, leverage and value. Long term youbecome a solution provider for time stressed visitors looking for anescape that helps them get what they want in life.

So if you’re running a business or offer an experience consider howyou can partner with others in your town that compliment youroffering. Spread your opportunities further in the region and workwith other towns that enhance your visitors’ experience and region’sstory.

Doing it all yourself is a lonely place to live in a 21st century worldof business. As the world becomes highly competitive, communitiesand businesses need to find ways on how they can help each other,share and collaborate. Look for the bigger picture opportunities.Grow visitor numbers and increase spending while creating asustainable and competitive future through packages, bundling andsharing.

So what businesses can you combine with to provide a visitorcentric solution? Ultimately you’ll win and find a unique marketingangle while others struggle to compete as you have the edge andnetwork.

Shane Strudwick

Issue Number 44 Mannum Mag Page 5

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Campervan Comfort

We just had our first trip in our new/old campervan. It’s notthe first one we’ve owned. For anyone thinking of trying it,

there are some things you should know before you try holidayingin one of these.

One is curtains. Sound silly? When the top is up and you arestanding upright in the thing the bottom of the windows comes tomid thigh and the top just above your waist. Believe me, I know.So if your neighbours take a peek in your windows while you aredressing, guess which part of your anatomy shows? Yep -everyone in camp will have an opinion on your choice ofunderwear.

Also, camper curtains spend a lot of their life scrunched to keepthem off the windows so you can see to drive. Those lovelycurtains that fit so nicely suddenly just won’t meet. You can tellfirst time campervanners from the clothes pegs holding thecurtains shut. I have Velcro on mine.

Then there’s the sliding door. Campervans are called “whizzbangers” by the unkind. Caravan parks have a habit of puttingthem all together on a backrow someplace so the latenight runs to the loo don’twake up anyone who doesn’tdeserve it.

They have advantages. Theytake up the same space as mysedan. When you get in late ina campervan you can almostalways get a space in the parkbecause you take up so littleroom and you pay the same as

everyone else. You can get put in some funny places though.Another advantage - you can’t get fat. You won’t fit. Old

Faithful (our previous van) had 19 inches of walkway in thekitchen. This one has room for a slightly plumper cook - and agood thing too. Now I get 25 inches between sink and stove.Almost everything is stored below waist level so the bending andstretching is good - except for the noise caused by creaking kneesand backs. And the occasional expletive.

They’re drier than a tent, drive like a van and save you thoseparking frenzies we see in the caravan parks, with oneexasperated wife trying to direct an even more exasperatedhusband as he tries to park their 30 foot luxury van in a 29½ footspace. I think I’ve seen a lot of divorces in the making.

The trick is not to get too fancy. All those things people hangoff the side have to be removed before you can go to town for thegroceries. Ours has an awning - never used by the previousowner. On Old Faithful we settled for a sail track and a tarp witha rope sewn to it. Then we got smart and put another track on the

other side - shade wherever wegot parked. We still have alength of sail track among theassorted things we couldn’tbear to throw out. So guesswhat? Soon as we can collectit from the shearing shed.Happy camping.

Vivian Garner

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† Choristers Corner †Franz Joseph Haydn, Father of the Sonata. Part2: The Young Man. Mannum

Community Club

66 Randell Street, MannumPhone: 8569 1010 – Fax 8569 2700

Email: admin@mannumclub.auWebsite: www.mannumclub.com.au

Sunday Gold 5MU Radio HostBarrie Martin is back every Wednesday

Playing music from 12-3pmIn the dining room

Bingo with Betty every 2nd ThursdayCommencing at 1pm in the dining roomUpcoming dates are 18/3/10 and 1/4/10

Every Friday NightHappy Hour Beer from 6-8pm

Meat Draws and Raffles from 6pm

Meals available 12-2pm and 6-8pm7 days a week

Joseph Haydn was only 17 in1749 when he was expelled

penniless, from St Stephen’sCathedral School and Choir inVienna. There was alreadytension within the school, andunable to resist the temptation,he had snipped off a fellowstudent’s pigtail with his brandnew pair of scissors! An adultchorister from the Cathedralsheltered the homeless youthin an attic for that harshwinter, and Joseph played hisfiddle for balls, christenings,and street serenades to earn afew pence. Despite his effortshowever, hunger was hisconstant companion. His luckchanged when a benevolentshopkeeper who liked hismusic, and trusted him, loanedhim 15 pounds. To Haydn thiswas a fortune, so he boughthimself a very old clavier(keyboard) and found an atticto rent. The roof leaked, therewas no stove, but he said thathe “envied no king,” and itwas here in 1752 at age 20 thathe composed his first Mass, sowas able to repay theshopkeeper’s loan.

One day, while streetserenading an actress, herplaywright husband heard himplaying his own composition,and asked him to play a piecewhich sounded like the sea. ToHaydn, who would be 60before he heard or saw the sea,t h e s o u n d w a sincomprehensible, but hesensed what was required, andplayed a piece in six-eighttime. This apparently wasperfect for the playwright’sproposed opera, which eventhough a flop and performedonly twice, meant Haydn’sname became known.Employed then by wealthyfamilies as a children’s musicteacher, his strong desire tolearn composition remained.

Niccolo Porpora a Naplesborn musician living in Viennawas considered the bestsinging and composition

teacher of the day, but lessonswere costly. Haydn managedto gain employment asPorpora’s accompanist andpersonal servant, combing hiswig etc, in exchange forspasmodic lessons. He madethe most of these, thusdiscovering a new compositionform, which was the birth ofthe Sonata.

At first it was simple andbasic, but later whenBeethoven and Mozartdeveloped it, the sonata wasembellished to become richerand more complex, but bothcomposers acknowledged it asHaydn’s original concept. Theearly sonatas which he wrotefor performance by orchestras,were later known assymphonies. The ones hewrote for four stringedinstruments, 1st and 2nd violins,viola and cello, became stringquartets, and these sparkledwith the humour of his muchloved Croatian folk tunes.

Well known now, andwearing splendid clothes andwigs, Haydn was employed bythe Viennese Court of PrinceEsterhazy, whose family hadsupported music and the artsfor generations. Although thePrince acknowledged Haydn’sgenius, he did order him towear heels twice as high aseveryone else wore, becausehe said that his legs were tooshort!

Haydn was 28 when heconsidered himself sufficientlyfinancially secure to seek awife. His Court musicianscalled him Papa Haydn, hewas witty, popular, successfuland humorous; welcome in allsocial circles. Unfortunately,he fell in love with Therese thepretty younger daughter of ahairdresser. She did notreciprocate his love butentered a convent as a nuninstead, so somewhat hastily,Haydn was persuaded to marryher plain older sister Maria,and almost immediately began

the leisurely repentance of hisfolly.

Apparently, Maria wasquarrelsome, uninterested inmusic, and found nothingagreeable in being married.Haydn who lacked experienceand education in such matters,hadn’t discovered hisprospective bride’s interests orexpectations, so for them both,it was a tragic marriage.Thankfully there were nochildren.

Next month we look at thefolk music influences onHaydn’s compositions, and hislater years.

Mannum Town Choir haschanged rehearsal time fromMonday afternoon at 3pm toearly Monday evening at 6.30pm. There is the possibility ofa slightly later time, viz. 7pm,but the day will remainMonday for rehearsals.Welcome back from thesick-list to Barry Beaumont.

Elfrieda Wallent

Issue Number 44 Mannum Mag Page 7

Q: Why did Cinderella get kicked out of the netball team?A: She kept running away from the ball!

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Under The ToadstoolSummer Tales from Winter Park

From my admittedly limited experience, Backpacker hostels in theUS are frequently full of characters whose lives are either in

motion or commotion. You’d have more chance of meeting yourgrandma on The Old Silk Road than you would of finding a 9 to 5office employee on vacation in one of them.

In the relatively remote hostel in Winter Park Colorado thatsummer, I met a Northern Ireland Mercenary, evasive about hisname, but very keen to demonstrate weapon readiness techniques,and Corneliu, a Romanian lace-seller who dreamed of living inAustralia.

Daniel, my sad-eyed Sufi- poetry-reading Lithuanian friend, woulddisappear to the woods every couple of weeks or so, with 6 bottles ofbourbon and a bit of food for as many days as the grog would last.There were many more too, who took little “oblivion vacations” fromtroubled lives.

When Brent, (whose favourite expression was “Shoot!” and whodescribed himself as a reformed alcoholic Evangelist) tried but failedto teach me to play poker, he berated himself guiltily for showing mecard tricks instead of teaching me from the Bible! He neededprescriptions filled very often for dental pain and back ache, so, afterrain, the car swerved wildly as he drove avoiding every puddle. Brentlived on canned corn and baked beans when beautiful fresh sweet

corn cost $1 for 12 ears,because as he truthfullytold me, he didn’t knowhow to cook or eat cornears.

Daniel, yes ANOTHER

Daniel, also describedhimself as an Evangelist,and was obsessed byDaniel the prophet. He

endlessly quoted from the book which he had written alsotitled “Daniel” about the Biblical character, and sometimes,the temptation to create confusion between all the Daniels wasirresistible. Daniel the Lithuanian would deliberately ask Daniel theEvangelist an obscure question about Daniel the prophet, and Danielthe Evangelist would tumble right into the lion’s den, attempting toexplain.

Montgomery in Texas is too small to find on most maps. Accordingto Daniel the Lithuanian, it was a few houses, a shop, hotel, and adusty tiny Post Office. Its smallness may have been the reason thatDaniel asked the buxom young Italian-born post mistress, Maria ifthey would kindly forward his mail to him as he was an internationalcourier for motor parts manufacturers. Maria asked how long shewould need to forward his mail, but Daniel was vague, so she left thetime blank. His adventures took him from one end of the earth to theother; up the Hindu Kush and through the Khyber Pass. Mostlypaying no more than $100 US for his air fares, he delivered car partsand taught English in Asian countries for board and a little keep. Anunhappy marriage lay behind him, he moved a lot and the years wentby. His mail followed him faithfully, and one day on impulse, shortlybefore I met him, he decided to visit the Post Office in MontgomeryTexas to thank them.

The pretty, almost familiar bosomy young woman behind the sameold dusty counter, insisted that her name WAS Maria, and that sheWAS the post mistress! Daniel explained who he was and that theremust be a mistake. Realization dawned as Maria excitedly yelled upthe stairs “Ma come quickly! It’s that guy we been sending the mailto all over the world for the last 32 years!” Old Maria hobbled downthe stairs. Her eyes were full of tears. “Well, it’s him alright! I’ll bedarned! You never did give me a time.” she said.

Elf

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We are looking for someone to Manager the canteen on Saturdaymornings and someone to organise and cater for teas every 2nd

Thursday.

Remuneration offered for your time!Your time can help our club grow!!

Please contact Kelly Gladigau.Mob: 0438825771 or Email: farmboy@baonline.com.au

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Out Of This WorldAstronomer’s Corner

Star charts and star maps are used to locateand identify the interesting objects we encounter

when observing the night sky.To locate and make the connection between the stars and

constellations a planisphere is the simplest option. You rotate thediscs to your local time and date and hold it over your head. Thecut- out section illustrates the sky you can see at that time. (You and o w n l o a d a d o - i t - yo u r s e l f p l a n i s p h e r e f r o mhttp://members.ozemail.com.au/~starrylady/Planis1.htm)

Planispheres can come in handywhen out looking as in orienteeringor scouting or locating theastronomical points of view of aplace or site. Simple planispheresgive only the barest informationwhereas others may give theastronomical coordinates, siderealtime and other information.Computer based planispheres can beused to tell where stars, planets orother objects will be present at a certain time.

Because the earth rotates and orbits the sun, the view of the sky,say over the back gate, changes. The same object is not always atthe same spot at the same time in our night sky. The old questionof where do I find a certain object can be solved with a goodplanisphere.

A conundrum exists in trying to fit the whole universe into asimple chart. Some places we look there is more density in andothers less density. Planispheres are not as detailed as the starmaps and charts.

There are many great computer planisphere programs that assistus to find out more about the night sky, of which we are a part.

Minimising the gear we take outside with us is always a problem;damage happens so easily. Even a light shower of rain can causeproblems with paper based planispheres. A sturdy, plastic chartwill be a good investment over many sky inestigations.

Venus in Aquarius/Pisces is very bright but difficult find. Jupiteris in Aquarius and appears in the morning in late March. Saturn isan evening object in Virgo.

Dave Allen

Moon PhasesLast 1/4 New First 1/4 Full

8 March 16 March 23 March 30 March

From the Coordinator’s Desk

The year is well underwaynow with programs,

courses workshops and trainingfilling the MMCSS calendarfast.

Bretts computer classes are aspopular as ever, the eveningclasses are proving to be hitwith participants.

At the moment ‘Starting outon your Computer’ and‘Getting the Most out of yourComputer’ are underway, withboth of these courses ongoingthroughout the year. MYOBinterest is growing, detailscoming soon.

The MMCSS Art Groupcontinues to grow in numbersand we still have room for moreto join in. Be sure to check outthe Art section at the MannumShow. I hear the group will beentering many pieces in severalcategories, best of luck to all ofEvelyn’s students.

‘Cooking with Angie’ isproving to be very popular, thefeedback has been fantastic.There are two more coursesscheduled before the end ofJune. If you enjoy cooking orare a beginner, you will be sureto benefit from this ‘tasty’course. A big thank you fromAngie to Males Meats forsupporting this course, it istruly appreciated.

Coming soon are the DigitalPhotography workshops and anongoing Sewing Group. Asalways, be on the lookout forflyers posted around town, andbe sure to check out the

Community Notice Board at 39Randell Street.

We have been very fortunateto secure Relationships SA tofacilitate a 2 day course on‘Mental Health First Aid’ inMarch, covering many topics.Attending this course willdefinitely be a worthwhileexercise for members of ourcommunity from all walks oflife.

As always, for all enquiriesand bookings pop in and have achat with our friendly officestaff, alternatively we arealways happy to take your call.

If you are a regular visitor tothe Centre you may havenoticed some new faces in theFront Office lately. We arepleased to report a steadystream of new volunteerscoming on board and welcomeyou all.

Please remember the MMCSSFront Office, besides being firstpoint of contact for the manyservices offered, is a CentrelinkAgency, here for theconvenience of our community.As an Agency we do not makethe decisions, but we cancertainly put you in directcontact with those that can.Form lodgment may also becarried out at the Agency. Ourstaff undergoes regular trainingwith Centrelink, and are wellskilled to assist you. A veryi m p o r t a n t and va l u e dpartnership that benefits ourcommunity immensely.

Marion Wilson, Coordinator

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Jack and Jill have just climbed Le Alp de Huez on a tandem.“Phew, that was a tough climb.” said Jack “Thought we’d never make it.”“Yeah good job I kept the brakes on” said Jill “or we’d have slid all the way backdown!”

Community ResearchThree year research project for the Murray Lands region

Anew three year researchproject funded by the

Australian Department ofHealth and Ageing hascommenced in the MurrayMallee and Riverland regionsin 2009. The Murray MalleeAged Care Group and theUniversity of Adelaide arelooking at what communitymeans to ‘older’ people, aged55 years and over; the kinds ofcommunity services andtransport options they currentlyuse, their connections to theirlocal community and their useof new technologies such as thecomputer, email and Internet.

Phase one of this project isnow underway. A team ofresearchers from the University,led by Helen Feist, havedistributed over 3,500 surveysacross the Murray Mallee andRiverland regions. The surveyswere handed out over the pastfew months through over 80community groups, sportingclubs and service providers.You may have already received

a survey. If so, it’sn o t t o o l a t eto return it! We encourage youto participate in this project bycompleting and returning thesurvey using the reply paidenvelope; if you need anothersurvey just ring 83033560 andwe can arrange to post anotherone to you. Your information isvery important to us and canhelp to make a difference inyour community.

Murray Mallee Aged CareGroup and the University ofAdelaide would like to take thisopportunity to thank the manyservice providers, localc o u n c i l s , c o m m u n i t yorganisations, social groups andsporting clubs that have kindlydis t r ibu ted the surveythroughout the Murray Landscommunities on their behalf.Without this help this projectcould not incorporate thevaluable experiences andopinions of older people inthese rural communities.

Helen Feist

Tour Down Under Challenge

On 22nd and 24th January, ourson and grandson wereinvolved in the Tour Down

Under Mutual CommunityChallenge.

At 6:30 am on the 22nd, ourson Derek rode from Norwoodto Goolwa with 8,099 otherr ide rs - i t w a s j u s tmind-blowing to see a sea ofblue tops stretching forkilometres along the way.

Derek arrived in Goolwa after5 hours and 48 minutes ofriding time. He said the mostrewarding part of the ride wasfinishing, as conditions on theday were very hot and windy.

However, he enjoyed theChallenge so much that he willdo it again next year.

On the 24th Willy and Itravelled to Adelaide with ourgrandson, Luke, to watch himride in the Kid’s Tour DownUnder Challenge. Two hundredand fifty kids were involved,riding 20 minutes around partof the ‘big guns’ circuit.

This wasn’t a race; justgetting out on a bike, exercisingand having fun doing it - whichis exactly what Luke did. Hesaid it was ‘awesome’ and willdo it again next year.

The Community ChallengeRide raised over $100,000 forcancer - well done guys!

Willie Felusch

Derek Felusch

Luke Cox

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It’s surprising how active theHall has become lately. We’re

not sure if it’s the great activitieson the calendar, the atmosphereor just word of mouth, but thefolks at the hall are enjoying thefresh new faces as well as ourregulars.

The Hall physically is alwayschanging and recently we had abig rearrangement with thecoming of our craft cupboardswhich have made that area look100% better. We have a relaxinglounge area a little out of themain area and the garden has afew permanent residents now:Henry the junk sculpture by ourfriend Steve and Summer thescarecrow by myself and Aura,as well as corrugated animals.

The month’s planned activitiesincluded computer lessons, greatlunches, wood work, paintingmetal art, stamping, musiclessons, karaoke, facebookclasses and a bus trip toHindmarsh Island. There werealso lots of other activities thathappened, including having a goat Tai Chi, games like scrabble,making a cubby house out of ac a r d b o a r d b o x , p h o t oslideshows, pancake day,Maxine’s birthday feast, rockpainting, gardening, decorativepot-pouri containers, andcooking as well as the usualsocial cuppas etc.

All in all we’re enjoying thediversity and looking forward tosome great things in March,including lots of time with theWii, making totem poles, music,special lunches (2 courses $6),computing, woodwork and a fewgreat bus trips like visiting oneof Australia’s largest collectionsof lego sculptures and a fashionparade.

Should be lots of fun so comejoin in! The Hall is open Mon,Wed and Fri 10-3. call8569 1643 to get the calendarsent free to your home eachmonth.

Jessica Clark

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Tirra Lirra Book GroupSeeking New Members

Tirra Lirra Book Groupinvites contact from

anyone interested in joiningour book discussion group.The group was formed inMannum several years ago andhas met monthly since then.Each month we receive 10copies of a book from theSalisbury Library’s AdultBook Discussion Service, forwhich we pay a small feetowards costs.

We meet in members’ homes

on the first Friday afternoon ofthe month. Often someone willcomment on how the group isadding to their enjoyment ofreading, improving theirknowledge, extending theirperspectives and even addingto their recipe collection overafternoon tea.

There is no pressure to host,lead the discussion, attendevery single meeting, or readeach book from go to whoa.But the book-for-the-month

motivates us to persist longeron subjects or writing styleswe might otherwise avoid, andso it’s a nice intellectualchallenge and discipline. Welike to think it’s keeping usyoung and on-the-ball.

If you’d like to see if wemight be just what you need toenjoy 2010 more, do give me aring (Ph: 8569 7392) and comealong for a meeting, or more.

Lyn Gross, 2009/10 Coordinator

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Simply Go Digital

Are you ready for digital TV?Just get an approved Set

Top Box and you are readyto blah, blah …

That’s what the Governmentads say, but that’s only if you arein the city. The reality for thecountry and Mannum inparticular is very different.

We have been installingDigitalfor the last four years or so inand around Mannum and it isnothing like as simple as thoseads suggest. There is noguarantee for many of us herethat we will be able to receive100%, round the clock DigitalTV from Adelaide.

So you have spent money on anew Adelaide-facing, digitalantenna and maybe even anamplifier, yet every week or sothere are hours or even dayswhen you cannot receivewatchable digital TV pictures.

You may have a good digitalpicture during the day but somehours after dark it starts to breakup. You got a set top box butstill don’t get any digital signal,though your analogue picture isfine. You are not alone.

Why do we have problems herethat those in Adelaide wouldnever experience? The followingare some possible causes.• Your street is affected by serious

electrical noise in power lines orsupply.

• You had an Adelaide installer put thewrong type of system in for Mannum.

• You have a big antenna and amplifierbut it is old, non-digital equipment.

• You are next to a site generatingelectromagnetic or radio frequencyinterference.

• You have an antenna facing towardsthe Mannum re-transmitter.

• You are on River Lane or RandellStreet and you simply can’t get a line-of-sight signal from Adelaide.So, what can you do?Power line noise can affect us

badly here. Call ETSA and askfor a monitor. Then maybe theywill fix the noise. However, by

law they are obliged to keepelectromagnetic noise to aminimum.

This noise has always beenthere, but with the analogue TVsignal it produces “snow” orcrackling in the sound, but youcould still watch your TV show.With digital TV the errors canbe so bad that the picture iscompletely unwatchable.

In Adelaide, the receivingantenna and TV transmitter aremuch closer. The strength of theTV signal is such that the powerline noise wont effect the signal.

In Mannum, even if the powerline noise was the same as inAdelaide, our TV signal is somuch weaker and closer instrength to the power line noise.Therefore a digital tuner cannottell the difference betweenpulses in the TV signal or in thepower line noise. A digital tunerwill try to count the TV signalpulses but there will be so manyerrors the tuner will give up untilit can reliably count again.

Our signals from Adelaide areso much weaker here because ofwhat is known as ‘the inversesquare of the distance law’. Thismeans that as you double thedistance between the transmitterand receiver, the signal strengthis divided by four. We are a longway from the transmitter so bythe time the signal arrives atyour antenna it’s very weak(divided by a large number).

Many of us in this area havegood digital pictures during theday but some time after dark thesignal starts to break up.

This is most likely becauseyou do not have a real line-of-sight to the transmitter and onlyget a picture due to the highercharging of the ionosphereduring the day. Put simply, thesun charges up layers in theatmosphere around the earth.Those layers can better “funnel”

signals like those of a TVtransmitter. This causes them tofollow the curvature of the earth,bringing the signal over thehorizon to you. After dark, whenthis charging effect is removed,less signal reaches your antenna.If you have a cliff between youand the transmitter, as in RiverLane, then you will never get agood digital signal from MountLofty.

What do you do to get digitalTV in Mannum?

Well folks, don’t buy a DigitalSet Top Box for terrestrial TVas you will get nothing, even ifyou have a great analogue signal- you are getting this from theM a n n u m B l a c k S p o tre-transmitter and this has nodigital signals imbedded in it.

Recently the governmentpublished an article regardingregional black spots and selfhelp re-transmitters. It is clearthat only very few self helpre-transmitters will be upgradedand that the Governmentspreferred option is to supportFREEVIEW TV via satellite.

In my opinion this is a sensiblemove, for no matter how manyblack-spot transmitters areerected, there will always besomeone who will not haveaccess to its signals. But anyonecan get a signal from a satellite.

So you can’t get the MountLofty signal? What do you do?

The answer is that you do get aset top box, but not the type youwill see at Harvey Norman. Youneed a special FREEVIEW

Satellite STB and a receivingdish to suit. The reason is, evenif you have the latest flat screenLED TV it’s tuner is notcompatible with satellite signals,so you must have a satellite STBfor each TV. This STB connectsto your TV just like any otherSet Top Box.

You will then be able to get

exactly the same channels viasatellite that you would get fromAdelaide, including all the HDchannels in HD, plus Go, One,ABC2, etc.

T he Go v e r n me n t hascommitted some forty milliondollars per year for the next fouryears in order to facilitate themigration of all capital city andlocal regional channels tosatellite.

We here though will just getwhat you would if you were inAdelaide, and this will becontrolled with a FREEVIEW cardrestricting you to getting onlythose stations appropriate foryour area.

Our council will turn off theMannum re-transmitter in 2013so you have time to change over.

My opinion though is thatmany more people than both theFederal Government and ourcouncil have calculated will notget reliable TV signals fromMount Lofty.

If you say that a reliable signalis one that is available for ninetypercent of the time and ifnothing changes as far as powerline noise is concerned, largenumbers of people will fall shortof the ninety percent figure.They then will need to go tosa te l l i te , but wi l l theGovernment recognise theirclaim that they cannot getAdelaide reliably enough?

Only time will tell. Will thepower noise be reduced? Willthe government both recogniseand assist those with unreliablesignals? Your guess is as goodas mine.

I do recommend that you keepany and all receipts for anyantenna and other work you mayhave done in order for you to“Simply go Digital”

Jeff MorganMannum Electronics

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The Dive

Ruby’s précis for her new play arrived in the afternoon mail. It hadtaken several weeks longer than we’d expected - mis-routed to

South America, the postmarks indicated. After it was redirected here,Australian Customs then extended the delay by opening andfumigating her envelope, before eventually stamping their officialrelease. Voracious, pin-head-sized tropical weevils had discoveredand taste-tested Ruby’s delectable rice paper. They chomped theirway through all but a few fragments which contained odd tantalizingphrases, words or letters. ‘Indigestible?’ I wondered.

‘My play’s a new twist on an ol’ tale,’ was all that Ruby hadoffered in her much-earlier cryptic Southern-style email. ‘AncientMariner, adventure, hidden treasure.’ She loves to keep me guessingand I’ve learned from experience that it would have been a totallywasted effort to plead with her for any more clues, or to ‘Please, justTEXT me the outline!’ My American friend revels in secrets andintrigue. ‘Y’all have to wait and read my précis,’ she’d have smuglyreplied. I studied the remains of ‘holy’ script, feeling a lot like anEgyptologist labouring over hieroglyphics. On one tiny scrap ofpaper scalloped by insect mandibles, an Americanism, ‘he dove’,snagged my attention. I HATE the word ‘dove’ with a passion! It’sanother reminder that ‘English ain’t English’ anymore. I mean, ‘…hedove three fathoms into Caribbean blue and found a chest of Spanishgold doubloons,’ for goodness sake? I dived, YOU dived, HE dived.We all dived, thank you. Massed fluid motion, like a mob of seals -or is that a pod of seals, perhaps? Synchronised diving seals, peas ina pod, seals in a pod, cast up by the broiling surf to sun themselveson slippery slate platforms … podcast.

I love playing with words. Language, our primary communicationtool, is not static, unchanging, dead - unless we’re talking Latin, ofcourse. Truly, I do accept the need for some lexical reshapes, likesardines running in a coastal shoal. Stand still, tread water, for too

long and they (the sardines) can end up as fishmeal, tucker fordolphins and diving gannets. But there are limits, language lines inthe sand, and I am driven to point them out, draw and police them.‘Your adulterated American- English is so insidious’, I rant, duringour frequent literary email discourses. ‘Why, if one drops one’s guardfor a moment, the word processor sneaks in a correction for‘cancelled’ or ‘colour’ behind one’s back!’ Ruby usually allows mybouncers to pass unchallenged to the keeper. Spoils to the strong, Isuppose. Golden Arches and Pepsi. ‘One day,’ I regularly lament,‘Mother English will become extinct!’

I emailed Ruby and told her about the fiasco and then put thescraps of her précis in a drawer - for what unearthly reason, Godknows. There was nothing to gain from them. Another week passedbefore I thought to check my inbox for any word back from myplaywright friend. Actually, it was the pizza delivery boy whoreminded me. Friendly guy - bloke - with a disarming grin. Heseemed genuinely pleased with the tip that I handed him. ‘Hey, fivebucks! Thanks, man!’ he gushed. ‘You have a good day, buddy.’There it was again. More American dog slinking into everydayAussie conversation. I hopped on the laptop and opened myWindows inbox. ‘RUBY READ’, her familiar message headerquipped. Ruby red. Yeah, I got it. And OK, I’m happy enough to tickthat one. But then I remembered the maddening ‘he dove’ red rag inher pin-head-pest-plundered précis and I began to feel anotherlanguage discourse coming on. ‘Hi y’all,’ my southern gal hadwritten. I could almost hear her infuriating American-drawl in theemail. ‘A copy of my précis is attached. Any comment you’d care tomake after reading it, much appreciated. See if you like that “Oh,mah God!” twist I gave to the Genesis story about the dove that Noahsent out to bring him back a li’l ol’ olive branch!’

Max Merckenschlager

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The American Songbook – Part 2

Broadway shows dominated the music scene in the early partof the twentieth century in the US. Most of the shows were

in the form of revues such as the Ziegfeld Follies or the WhiteFollies. Here well known composers and lyricists of the day wrotetopical songs sung by recognised stars. The story line was flimsyand often no more than separate sketches. There were stillmusicals based on the European model written by the likes ofVictor Herbert and Sigmund Romberg. Partnerships such asGeorge and Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern with Oscar HammersteinII, Rodgers and Hart together with Irving Berlin and Cole Porter,both of whom needed no lyricist.

Revues continued on into the thirties. However there wasanother force emerging. Three in fact! All interdependent.

First the recording industry made steady technical progress asthe electric microphone replaced the huge horn used previouslyto capture sound in a studio. The sound recorded became better.Instruments such as drums which previously could not berecorded because they disturbed the mechanical systems couldnow be recorded.

Records began to sell in their millions popularising the localmusical product. There was not yet a push towards overseas. Thatwas to come with the advent of sound on film.

Before that there was radio.Commercial radio began in the US in 1924. Initially the radio

stations maintained their own orchestras providing employmentfor many musicians and a large appetite for material. Recordingscame to be played widening the audience for artists such as LouisArmstrong.

The medium which internationalised the American Songbook

was film. The first sound movie was The Jazz Singer with AlJolson, a musical. That opened the flood gates. The big studiossuch as MGM, Paramount, Warner Brothers and RKO had astable of stars and churned out mindless musicals at a large rate.The films were marketed outside of the US so that Americanhousehold names became international stars. Artists such asJolson, Eddie Cantor, Bing Crosby and many others becameinternational household names.

There was another influence on the songbook. That was thegreat depression.

By the early thirties the recording industry was in a parlousstate. Sales had dropped significantly and did not recover untilwell into the decade. The lights had gone out in a number ofBroadway theatres. Coincidentally Hollywood beckoned and thecomposers and lyricists flocked there. The Gershwins, Rogersand Hart, Harold Alden, Frank Loesser and many others wereemployed by the studios to churn out songs for their stable ofstars. The stars sang the songs to an international audience andthe American Songbook began to dominate the popular music ofthe world even where English was not native. The story lineswere still episodic, often non existent. Some were even written asthe film was produced with no clear idea of what the finish mightbe. These flimsy stories can still be seen in the films starring suchas Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby in the thirties.

Once again the moment of change was coming to both film andthe theatre which would produce a new wave of songs, writersand stars.

Peter Weir, Jazz PresenterBarossa Community Radio

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Are the Mannum Roos Ready to Fire in 2010?

Having been bridesmaids inthe two senior Grand Finals

last year, the Mannum FootballClub is aiming to go one betterin 2010. The huge crowd whichwitnessed Imperials dominancein all but one grade of theRMFL, last September wonthave long to wait to see if thedifference between the clubs hasnarrowed, as Mannum arescheduled for a rematch in theopening round of this season,10th of April, at Johnstone Park.

After an impressive firstseason, David Dolheguy hasbeen reappointed as seniorco ach a lo ng with theinspirational Ben Quinn as hisassistant. And with each newfootball season the immutablemerry-go-round of playerchanges has resulted in the lossof some lads who are seekingsuccess elsewhere, and thewelcoming of new faces keen tomake an impression in the highlyregarded RMFL.

P ro b ab ly the h ighes tcredentialed “new boy” is ChrisHall, who played at Glenelg lastyear and previously at Subiacoin the WAFL, and was amember of Port Power’s squadin 2004. Ricky Hunter playedfor Moonta in 2009 where hekicked 100 goals and played inthe SA Country team as a centrehalf forward. Michael O’Malley,the young gun from Bow Hillwho represented SA at Under18s level last year, is going toplay at Mannum while hecompletes his trade at Bow HillEngineering. To have a lad ofsuch great talent commit to theclub as part of his bigger plan isa real fillip. Another new player

with a Mannum connection isSam Horsley. Son of David andShona Horsley and cousin ofAndrew Warnest, “Sausy”comes from Barmera with a finereputation. To complete thepilgrimage back to Mannum isthe return of David “Killer”Kilsby. Killer has been playingfor the Tasmans Football Clubin Port Lincoln and uponmoving to Adelaide decided heneeded to reunite with his oldclassmate Ben Quinn.

With the likes of Croxton,Hockey, Hentschke, Allen,Lambert, Nitschke, Mullins,Malchow and Schmidt movingon, either to retirement or otherclubs, there will be moreopportunities for the young boyswilling to work and perform in astrong League side.

Stephen “Monkey” Wakefieldhas finally ended his eighteenyear coaching association withMannum. The lure of spendingmore time with his lovely wifeAnnette, and an occasional spotof fishing has finally swayedMonkey into handing over thereigns of the Reserves coachingjob to Mick Heward. Thepopular local vigneron will haveColin “Chuck” Berry as hisassistant, with runner CraigBormann rounding off thiscoaching team. The MannumReserves team has played in thelast three grand finals, winningtwo, so the expectation is ofsuccess and the opportunity isthere to be grasped.

At junior level, ShaunRichardson has accepted the roleof the Under 17½ coach.“Radar’s” football pedigree iswell known at Mannum. He

almost single handedly defeatedthe Roos in an A grade GrandFinal while playing forMypolonga in the early ninetiesand was a thorn in the side untilhe finally saw the light. Hisfootball nous and affable naturemake him a very suitableappointment to this importantage group.

Bob Noll, recently a teacher atMannum Community College, isthe coach of the Under 15s team.Bob’s rapport with the lads inthis group, his previous footballexperience at Elizabeth, and histeaching background will givethe club a refreshing new voiceat this level.

Nothing new about DavidSchellen’s voice; the Pondedairy farmer, recently listed onthe World Wildlife Society’sendangered species list, will betaking control of the Under 13s.[Note the change in age levelratified by the RMFL]

There will be no change to this“unofficial” RMFL competitionother than the age limit. Withthis change the RMFL now hasjunior football competitionswhich have a consistent two yeargap between each. The“unofficial” Under 10s will beunofficially Under 11s and theUnder 10s, will now beunofficially Under 9s.

Common sense prevails inthese young age groups, and theplacement of children in a teamis determined more on their sizeand ability rather than their age.All are welcome and everyonegets a game.

Mick Towie has taken overfrom Jock Krause as Presidentof the Management Committee,

which also welcomed three newmembers, Colin Berry, NickChance and Tony Eversham.

Season 2010 will be a busyone with an SANFL fixturebetween West Adelaide andSturt being planned for Mannumat the end of May. This promisesto be a big occasion and it isMannum’s reputation for hostingsuccessful marquee sportingevents over recent years and theenvied cooperation of Council,clubs and service groups withinour community that hasMannum as first cab of the rankas a location for such an event.

The backbone of any localsport or service club are thevolunteers and the MannumFootball Club is no exception.The club has a position to matchany skill set and timeavailability. From all day everyday to an hour or two everysecond Saturday; if you cancount or cook or wash orbandage or run or sit or write ortalk or wave or all of the aboveat once, the footy club has a rolefor you. Enjoy the passion ofnailing your colours to the doorof your local footy team bybeing a part of it. Club secretaryDebbie Clark has a fullprospectus of positions availableso please be quick, get in beforethe rush. Debbie can becontacted on 0400 254 856.

Thursday night teas, a budgetpriced meal open to all, will becommencing again in lateMarch. This may be an idealway of starting your love affairwith the Mannum Football Clubin 2010.

Jock Krause, Vice President MFC

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Audio Clinic: for appointments phone 1800 057 220Child & Youth Health Services: Contact 1300 733 606for appointmentCommunity Midwifery Service: phone 85690200tomakea bookingCommunity Nursing Service: Murray Mallee Community Health Service Phone8535 6800.Hire of Crutches: visit the hospital or phone 85690200Mannum Domiciliary Care Services: phone 85690240 or through the hospitalon 85690200.Meals on Wheels: Doctors referral necessaryOptometrist: For an Appointments phone 8569 0200.Physiotherapy (Private): Consulting Mondays, Wednesdays and FridaysAppointments phone 8569 0200.Private Podiatry: Appointment to be made at the Domiciliary Care Officephone 8569 0240.

Mannum Medical Centre – Phone 85690222Adelaide Cardiology *Echocardiograms / *Asthma Clinic / *Centacare FamilyWell-Being Support / Continence Clinic / Diabetic Clinic / Dietitian / *HomeAged Care Assessments / *Home Medication Reviews / Hypertension Clinic /Immunisation / *IMVS Collection Centre / Mannum Youth Clinic - “The Café”Headspace / *Psychologists / *Physiotherapist (Public)

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Mannum Day CentreMannum Day Centre is open from Mondays to Fridays except Public Holidays.The Day Centre is available for hire by community groups for a small donation.

Please ring on 8569 0219 for more information.

WEEKLYMonday 9:30am Knitting Group. Bring your craft along and join in!

Tea/coffee provided. For $6, stay for a cooked lunch.Tuesday 9am-10:30am Mannum Weight Watchers. Rhonda 8569 1123.Tuesday 10am-2:30pm Social Day. Bingo in morning and games in afternoon.

Cost $6 for the day which includes cooked lunch.Friday 2:00pm Tai Chi. Dates to be advised. Sessions are expected to

last for an hour. Cost will be gold coin donation on theday. Sessions will cater for different levels of ability butis suitable for people with joint, muscular/skeletal orarthritic conditions as well as more able bodied clients.Tai Chi will not be run during the school holidays.

FORTNIGHTLYThursday * Scrabble Day. (*Dates change so please ring to confirm

times.) Come and enjoy a relaxed game of scrabble.Cost $2 for the morning or $6 for a cooked lunch

MONTHLY2nd Monday 1:30pm Mannum Red Cross1st Wednesday 7:00pm Wellbeing Nucleus Discussion Group. Evolved from

Mediation, Pastoral Care, Enneagram, Art & Soul Groups.2nd & 4th Wed 11am-2pm Men’s Group. Socialisation and companionship. $6 for

centre based activities including a cooked lunch. Outingsare held on a regular basis. Costs may vary on these days.

3rd Wednesday 10:00am Women’s Health and Information Group.3rd Wednesday 1:30-3pm Card Afternoon. Bring your cards and participate in a

friendly relaxed game of 500, Canasta, Bridge, Whist (thechoice is yours!). Cost $2 (includes afternoon tea.)

4th Wed 6:30-9:30pm Men’s Discussion Group. Ralph on 8569 1264.

If you would like to attend any of the Day Centre programs but cannot drivehere, please contact me (8569 0219) and I will arrange transport for you.

Ageing in the Murraylandswith Millie

Hi folks. Did you join thedots between topics in

February’s Mag?We had:

• Contribution to Community:Australia Day awards

• Open letter to Council re Skate park• My glorious self: “The person who

risks nothing does nothing, hasnothing, is nothing!”

• Carols by the River: “How lucky weare here in Mannum.”

• What’s the Tourism Plan?• Annual Horrordays from Aaron

Biagioni• Mannum Police: “… most of the

problems in the district are beingcaused by non locals”…

and more.OK, you clever Maturing

Murraylanders, I did think you’dget it.

My take on it is, “How can weenjoy our wonderful location tothe full, and keep a vibrantcommunity going at the sametime?”.

Simple really. Here’s oneversion of the dots joinedtogether.1. Get that Skate park built!! It’s gone

on so long with so much negativepublicity, negative talk aboutCouncil and vested interests thatit’s not doing our community a bit ofgood and will leave a bad taste for

a long time to come. How aboutputting our kids and their needsfirst?

2. Be a good neighbour, figurativelyand literally, to Mr Biagioni, so heexperiences the stuff that will helphim overcome his bitterness andanger.

3. Start working on ideas for theVisitors’ edition of the Mag at thee n d o f t h e y e a r a n dcommunity-spirit advertising. Someof you surely have the skills andwisdom to pick up the negativepoints raised in February’s Magand turn them into poems, stories,artwork, flags and banners (madeby the Quilters) and so on and soon.Here’s the challenge: Can you

direct your energies and talents intopreparing for the next holiday season,so that our visitors will get themessage loud and clear that we are acivil, civilised, polite communityexpecting everyone else to think ofothers as well as themselves so we allenjoy Mannum together?

Millie

Sillie Millie says: They oughtaput you on Council, Millie. EvenI’m not silly enuf to think thatcould all happen. Better still,they oughta crown you Millie,Mannum’s Marvellous MaturedMiracle-Worker.

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Mannum History Group

Many people have beenasking about the result of

investigations by a team ofFlinders University graduatesinto the site of the previousNellie’s Nursery.

As previously reported, theyhave been looking for theengine of the ‘Mary Ann’,WilliamRandell’s first steamerto ply the River Murray. Theteam visited the site on threeweekends, using specializedequipment to scan the soil at adeeper level each time.Unfortunately nothing of notewas found.

I would like to thank Jan and

Geoff Treloar for theirpatience and co-operationwhile this was going on. Eventhough the engine wasn’tfound, it was exciting to get ataste of what the ‘Time Team’must go through to producetheir programmes! The team iscontinuing to work oninvestigating the mysteries ofthe dry dock - it has beenaltered several times - with aview to better understandinghow it can be preserved.

Who or what was Nellie?She was a paddle-steameroperating from ‘Nellie’sWharf’ at the back of the site

in the early 1900s. She hadcabins for 20 passengers onthe top deck and a shop whichcould carry between 45 and 50tons of goods. The PS Saddlerwas converted to a barge in1908, and when towed by PSNellie, could carry a further 70tons. Captain Crane and othersoperated the business between1903 and 1919 and serviced anarea from Murray Bridge toBlanchetown. The PS Nellieburned at Morgan in January1930 and the sunken remainsof the ‘Saddler’ are visible justupstream from the ferry on theCowirra side of the river.

To help a visitor fromQueensland, can any one tellus if the original houses inRiver Lane were built withcorrugated iron roofing? Wasit a cheap building material inthe 1800s? This gentleman is ag r a n d s o n o f T o mBellchambers, naturalist, whobuilt on 119 River Lane. He iswriting a book on hisgrandfather’s life wanderingthe Murray. Tom later lived ina farmhouse at the Rocks until1905 and any recollections ofthat building would also bemuch appreciated.

K Stevenson

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Mannum Police

A f t e r t h eChristmas break

and the increase in crime, therehas now been a drop inreported crime. The pastmonth has had the followingmatters report to Police.

Theft 3Assaults 5Graffitti 1Building Breaks 3Interfere with motor vehicle 1Property Damage 1Stalking 1

Offenders fromMurray Bridge havebeen arrested for the BuildingBreaks.

The following offences havebeen reported in the same time.

Exceeding the PrescribedConcentration of Alcohol (onereading 0.305%) 3Misuse of Motor Vehicle 1Vehicle Clamped 1Assault 1Firearm Offences 2Driving While Disqualified 1

Due to policing commitments we need to change the hourswhen some one will be in the station.

The community must remember that the Police of Mannumhave a response requirement. If we are responding to a matter, theoffice may not be open even during the allocated hours. Phonecalls can be made to arrange an appointment.

The new times are: 12 to 2 pm and 3 to 4 pm.

We apologise for the change in hours.Sergeant Mick Towie

Contacting Mannum Police

Urgent emergency assistance call 000. For police attendance call131 444.

If you need to contact us for other matters either visit the stationor call 8569 2211.

This may be answered by the Murray Bridge station. They willcontact us by radio and then we will contact you.

Your police are available 24 hours a day.

Emergency 000Police attendance 131 444 Mannum Station 8569 2211

Blokes OnlyMannum Mens Discussion Group

Since our article in lastmonths Mannum Mag

titled ‘Blokes Only’ we haveenjoyed a great evening’sdiscussion with David Mitchellof the RAA.

David had much to talk to usabout:• the importance of defensive driving• some problem road rules• when to give-way (when in doubt -

give way)• newest safety features in new cars• what to look for when buying a new

or near new car. The crash rating.• why older people suffer more than

the young in a similar crash. (oldbones!!)... and much more.

This month (March 31st) weare going to enjoy hearing oneof our members, MikeMcDowell, talking in a lighthearted way about Grumpy OldMen, their sheds and othermatters. Want to come along?

We meet on the lastWednesday of the month at 6:30pm for a light meal (Cost $7) atthe Mannum Hospital DayCentre.

For more info: ‘Phone Ralph8569 1264 or Frank 8569 2244.

Ralph Pitman

Mosquito Heaven

One of the blessings of thecoming of winter is that

the mosquitos disappear.I was lying in bed listening to

the flights of mosquitos droneover my head. They seemed tobelong to some aerodynamicsquadron. One after the otherthey would do barrel rolls pastmy exposed ear then anImmelman turn as they landedon my forehead, refuelled andtook off.

In my youth my foreheadcould only accommodate oneat a time. Today with age thelanding area has muchincreased and so there are nowmultiple landings.

Stung beyond endurance Iturned on the light to deal withthese pestilent gnats. Of coursethere were none to be seen. Assoon as I turned out the lightback they returned.

Finally tiredness overcameme and I slept. The mosquitoscontinued to drink.

This morning the blood bankrang to tell me it was time forme to make a donation. I toldthem I couldn’t possibly obligeas I was feeding a wholecolony of mosquitos.

Still these little mozzies arenothing to the ones Iencountered in Anofeel on thepeninsula many years ago.

Big? They were so big fourof them could carry a man outof a room. It’s a fact. In theroom of the hotel where Istayed there were deep scoresin the plaster on either side ofthe window frame. Closeexamination showed that theywere actually deep scrapesmade by finger nails.Questioning of the publicangained the admission thatguests had been carried bodily

from the room by the mozziesand the marks were made asthe guests had tried to resistthe inevitable. Their bloodlessbodies were found in themorning. The publican hadgenerously set up an honourboard in the main bar with thenames of those who hadperished.

It was too late to find otheraccommodation. Besides, thestreets were filled withmarauding mozzies. Even thehotel patrons travelled inconvoys to protect themselves.

I had the publican supply mewith several cans of spray, Ilocked myself in my room,locked the window and left thelight on all night. By morningI had used all the spray andwas suffering from an acuteoverdose of aerosols, lack ofsleep and mosquito traumawhere, at the sound ofanything like a buzz, I beganto shake and assume a foetalposition.

Recently when drinking inthe local I met a visitor justreturned from Anofeel. He toldme that little had changed. Themozzies were even bigger. Anearnest young student hadbeen studying the flyingblood-banks. He thought thathe could control their size byfeeding them a diet ofparticular hormones. He wasright, only he controlled it inthe wrong direction. Still itwas some consolation, he wasa w a r d e d h i s P h Dposthumously. It has beenreported that these nightmarauders have beenmigrating towards this district.

Sleep tight.Amos Kitto

• Turn signals give away your next move.• If you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front of you, no

matter how fast you’re going, the space will be filled in by somebodyelse putting you in the situation you were trying to avoid

• The faster you drive through a red light, the less time you spend in theintersection - if you make it through.

• Never get in the way of a car that needs extensive body work.• Seeking eye contact with another driver revokes your right of way.

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Angie’s Cooking Tips

The humble potato; where would we be without this convenientfood that contributes complex carbohydrates, Vitamin C, fibre

and potassium to our diets? Potatoes are a tuberous crop from theperennial, Solanum tuberosum, of the Solanaceae family. (Commonlyreferred to as the nightshade family). Genetic testing has indicated itoriginated from the southern Peru area. Introduced to Europe in the1500's its popularity grew rapidly. It was this popularity and the factthat limited varieties were introduced that contributed to the ‘GreatIrish Famine’, 1845 to 1852. Over time the genetic strength grew.The potato is now the world’s fourth largest crop and the largestsource of Vitamin C in our diets, purely because so much of it isconsumed. Enough of the history lesson and on with the food!

One of the most versatile vegetables on the shopping list, bakethem, fry them, boil them, steam them, mash them or stew them thechoices are endless! I’m sure we all have our favourite way of eatingthem. This traditional Irish recipe is in honour of the humble potatoand to the many souls that perished in the famine.

Colcannon500g cabbage 1 cup milk 125g butter 500g potatoes2 leeks, rinse well to remove dirt 1 pinch ground nutmeg

Salt and pepper to tasteMethodCook cabbage until just tender in a large pot of boiling water, drain,

chop into large dice size and keep warm. Cook potatoes until tender,drain, season and mash while hot and keep warm. Chop leeks (greenand white parts), simmer in just enough milk to cover until soft.

Combine cooked leeks and milk into mashed potato. Add thecooked cabbage and heat until the consistency is soft, fluffy and palegreen in colour. Make a well in the centre and add melted butter.

Switch up: Add cooked bacon with the butter. Halvethe amount of potato and substitute other vegetables thatcan be mashed, e.g. pumpkin, butternut, turnip or evencarrot a little texture won’t ruin the dish.

Send your article suggestions to Angie, 39 Randell, StMannum, SA 5238 or Email: mmcss.angroesler@internode.on.net

Angie Roesler

Cooking Dilemmas

Dilemma: I have heard thatcooking with aluminumcookware is bad for your health.Can you shed any light on thesubject? Also, how do you tellthe diffe rence betweenaluminum and stainless steelcookware?

Solution: A very goodquestion. I searched the internetfor information regarding this.

All sources I looked at statedthat the research is inconclusiveas to whether or not cookingwith aluminum and consumingthe foods cooked in it is harmfulto your health. However, I knowthat in the ‘food industry’aluminum products for cookingand storing food are notfavoured as it can impart a bitterflavour to food such as citrus,

tomatoes and the like. So it issafe to say that acidiccompounds do react withaluminum. Personally I do steerclear of aluminum cook ware, soit does come down to personalchoice.

To tell the differencebetween aluminum and stainlesssteel a sure fire test is with a

magnet. It will stick to stainlesssteel and not to aluminum orsome other metal combinations.I do hope that this has helpedyou.

Send your cooking dilemmasto Angie, 39 Randell, StMannum, SA 5238 or Email:

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2010 Courses

Courses and classes will continue in 2010, and are as alwaysopen to all members of our community.

Getting the Most out of yourComputer

Wednesday Night ClassStarting on February 3rd

6:00pm - 9:00pm, 10 weeksStarting Out on Your Computer

Tuesday 2nd February6:00pm - 9:00pm, 5 weeks

Cooking with AngieThursday 8th April6:00pm - 9:00pm, 5 weeksMannum Community College

Sewing GroupThursdayStarting on April 19th

1:00pm - 3:30pm, ongoingMYOB

Monday EveningsSeeking interest now6:00pm - 9:00pm, 10 weeks

Various Craft WorkshopsThursday Afternoons1:00pm - 3:30pm, ongoingSeeking interest now

Registration is essential to avoid disappointment.When the forecast temperature is 30 or over the weekly Monday

Art Class with Evelyn (12:00pm - 3:00pm) will convene at theMannum Community Club River Bar.

Belly Dancing, Mannum Community Club, 5:00pm - 6:00pm.Other courses available are Getting the Most Out of the Internet,

Digital Story Telling and Adult Literacy and Numeracy.Call MMCSS 8569 2129 for more details.

Fifty Years of Take Five and Kind of Blue

Nineteen Fifty Nine was as t e l l a r y e a r f o r

mainstream jazz enthusiasts. Inthat year Columbia Recordsreleased both The BrubeckQuartet’s Take Five and MilesDavis’ Kind of Blue. As jazzalbums there hasn’t beenanything like it before or since.

The Brubeck album wasrecorded during June toAugust, 1959. As with Kind ofBlue, Columbia allowed a jazzartist to perform compositionsby a group without theinterspersing of interpretationsof standards. This was a majorbreakthrough for jazz music atthat time. So it was all newmusic written by Brubeck orPaul Desmond.

One tune in particular madeit into the hit parades and soldmore than a million copies. Infact the album has sold amillion copies. The millionseller single was the title tune

Take Five. Probably theroyalties from that allowedPaul Desmond to lead asedentary life after the quartetdisbanded in 1967.

At the time of recording thequartet comprised PaulDesmond playing altosaxophone, Dave Brubeckpiano and leader, EugeneWright bass and Joe Morellodrums. Wright was an AfricanAmerican and that causedproblems when the quartetvisited the south. Brubeckrefused to play unless Wrightwas part of the quartet.Drummer Joe Morello waslegally blind and played a littletoo loudly for Desmond. Notwithstanding that, Take Fivewas actually written withMorello in mind and he has adistinctive solo in the originalrecording. To celebrate thefifty years Columbia hasreleased a special edition of

Take Five which contains aremastered album plus somepreviously unreleased quartettracks and a short DVDfeaturing an interview withBrubeck.

Kind of Blue has assumedlegendary status in the music.Partly because of the stature ofthe musicians and partlybecause it was a radicaldeparture from previous jazz.It is widely acknowledged asthe first ‘Modal’ date meaninga distinct departure from thechord changes featured inbebop and before, and whichDavis found inhibiting. It wasrecorded in March and April,1959, and it too has sold morethan a million copies. Themusicians were Miles ontrumpet, Cannonball Adderleyalto saxophone, John Coltranetenor saxophone, Bill Evanspiano, Paul Chambers bass andJimmy Cobb drums.

Everyone of them becamegiants of the music in theirown right. On the blues track,Freddy Freeloader, WyntonKelly plays piano. Miles wasalways his own best publicistand was certainly not aboveclaiming the work of others ashis own. He is given credit forall compositions on the albumalthough Bill Evans alwaysdisputed Miles’ claim to Bluein Green. It is the music that isimportant. Again Columbiahas celebrated the anniversaryby a special release whichincludes re-mastered tracksand a new vinyl edition all inan impressive package.

Both albums can be found onthe Internet or ordered throughthe better music shops. And sotoday we can still enjoyrecordings of two classicpieces of modern music.

Peter Weir

A hip jazz bebopper dropped in to a bar and asked for a slice of apple pie.‘The apple pie is gone.’ said the bartender.‘Crazy man. Give me two pieces!’

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Two cowboys were waiting in their fort for the Indians to attack. Theylistened to the distant pounding war drums. One cowboy muttered to theother, “I don’t like the sound of them drums.”Just then, a distant voice came over the hill, “It’s not our usual drummer!”

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Teeth for life

An Australian AdventureVivian Garner

(The Garners, now on them o v e , e x t e n d t h e i r“Adventure” before headingsouth to Sydney.)

June 3rd, 1974 - MondayWe set out for Burleigh

Heads. While crossing theGibralter range we stopped tohear the bellbirds and sawthese little grey and whiteswallows flitting through therainforest - a rare treat.

It poured rain all day. Wehad to drive the floodedPacific Highway with water upto the doors. It would havebeen scary but traffic washeavy and no one else seemedbothered.

Getting to Burleigh Headsabout 4:30pm, we weresurprised to find it a city with afour lane divided highway,American style signs andlights, apartment buildings,etc.

We found ‘Afton’. It was oldand high off the ground onpillars - we ran the trailerunderneath. Having missed thegrocery stops, we shopped at

the milk bar, had tea and wentto sleep.

‘Afton’ had lots of gorgeoustropical flowers out back andan outside toilet half waydown the yard. It was fine inthe daylight but the local lizardpopulation insisted on sharingit at night.

It also had a lovely hot waterheater; and a hot bath at nightwas just the thing to defrostmy feet. There was no heatingand it was winter. Never mindthe touris t brochures ,Queensland weather is notperfect.

We set out next morningbundled up in sweaters andjeans against the morningdampness and shivered towatch the locals saunteringaround casually in shorts andthongs, or more often, barefeet. Half an hour later wewished we had joined them.

We soon learned to dress likethe natives and just take acardigan for the morning chill.I never managed the bare footlook for long though. I set outjauntily across the parking lot

with some Aussie mates andsoon was hobbling in pain. Mypoor cloistered feet just didn’thave what it took. My friends’feet had leather soles - theh u m a n v a r i e t y . M yhat-wearing hubby, who hadstoutly refused to go native,chortled “Now will youlisten?” shaking with gleefrom the bottom of his size 9'sto the top of his defiantlyuntanned bald spot.

The beaches were beautiful -golden sand, warm sun andwhite surf. But unless you areyoung, tanned and wellendowed don’t watch thebikini parade. It’s enough togive us who are no longerteenagers the urge to slumpbehind our beach umbrellas.Aussie girls have thereputation of being trim,tanned and terrific and I haveto admit they earn every bit ofit. I maintain it’s the tennis.But then, I tried the game andthe only thing that improvedwas my forehand.

The kids loved playing in thesand and keeping hats on was

a necessity when we weren’tused to the sub tropical sun. Ittook some doing. Estherpreferred hers in place of thebeach pail. There was a lovelysand pile in the bathtub after Iwashed her hair.

At first I kept a wary eye outfor sinister fins. We had beenwell warned not only aboutsharks but the venomous littlecoral sea snake, the deadlybrown taipan and sundryinsects. Fortunately onlyharmless little lizards seemedto be in evidence.

We even tried surf-casting.We seemed to be easilyrecognizable as newcomers. Ithad advantages. I was pullingin my one catch - a flathead- atthe river mouth and aneighbouring fisherman camerunning over yelling “Don’ttouch it missus.’ So I didn’t.He scooped it up with a ragand explained that the spineson its back could give you anasty sting. Then he proceededto clean it and fillet it for me. Itwas a lovely week.

To be continued

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What a lovely wedding”, gushedHelen. “The pastor reallyexcelled himself and you did a

marvellous job on the church hall andon such short notice. I would havebeen happy to do it of course, exceptfor being called away.” I let Helen’sfountain of flattery gush unheededuntil she started on Amy. “What abeautiful little attendant she made,she looked just like an angel.” Whichcaused me to reflect that angels arenot always what they appear.

Not that I was expecting an angelthat Friday two years ago - I meanwho expects an angel when you’re inthe middle of cleaning the oven.Having your head halfway in a smellyblack hole scraping out the charredremains of last night’s disaster doesnot bring out your spiritual side,especially on your day off. Mythoughts were definitely not heavenly- in fact they were tending in theopposite direction. That the casserolethat did the damage was not mycreation was adding to my distinctlyuncharitable train of thought whenthe doorbell rang.

The creature I found standing onmy front porch did not bring out mybetter nature either - dirty,dishevelled and disreputable I wouldhave said if I’d have been in a literaryframe of mind. I wasn’t. I settled for,“Gross, you are gross. What on earthdid you get into? What are you doinghere Amy?”

“P... p... p... please, Miz Elder”,stammered the sodden creature,” Icame over to clean out your oven butI took the short cut across the creek.”

Her voice rose in a wail that gotsteadily higher and louder. “The logwas all slippery and I fell in and Icouldn’t climb back on it so I had togo up the bank and it was all mud andmy dress is ruined and Mrs. Hardywill be so cross.”

At this point I had to interrupt. Myears were beginning to hurt and nextdoor’s dog was joining the din.

“Calm yourself, Amy. Rememberwhat we taught you and take a deepbreath.”

She did and I took advantage of theblessed quiet to whisper into one mudspattered little ear, “It’s alright, we’llfix your dress, just come inside.”

That seemed to do the trick becausethe wail was replaced by a series ofsobs and gulps so I hastily steered heraround to the back and into thelaundry. I soon had her dress soakingin a tub and her under the shower.

It hadn’t been my idea, this“partnership” between our churchLadies Society and the local “specialschool.” The school wasn’t called thatofficially, of course but that was howeveryone referred to it, unofficially.And being Ladies Society Presidentfor the current year, it had been justmy luck to be in office when the

partnership was proposed. In ourcountry town, everyone knew I hadbeen the cook for the local pub beforeI took up my present position, sonaturally I was the obvious choice tohelp those students who elected toprepare themselves for careers inhospitality. Our new pastor hadvolunteered to assist the localmechanic present classes in carmaintenance and detailing for theboys. That was going well enough butthey had a handy workshop that keptthe students - and the students’ messyworkplace - in an identifiablelocation. Age restrictions made thatimpossible at the pub and the eveningcooking classes seemed to inevitablyspill over into my kitchen, spill beingthe operative word all too often. Asodden Amy, huddled in my kitchenwrapped in my best towel while herdress dried, was just the latestcatastrophe.

It was all the new pastor’s fault, ofcourse. Though his enthusiasticproposals forcommunityinterventionwere widely cheered I was feelingdefinitely put upon.

Amy was enjoying her hot chocolateand the dress was almost dry when thetelephone rang. “Joyce, is Amy withyou?” trilled Helen Hardy. “She left anote that I really couldn’t read but Ithink I can make out your name.”Helen was one of those smiling,cheerful people who were alwaysoffering their services. Only to findthey needed a lot of help to followthrough. You always knew if Helenwas decorating the church hall for afunction, she’d find she needed yoursilver service and “that lovely damaskcloth” for the head table - and wouldyou mind putting in some flowersfrom the garden seeing as you have togo over there anyway. So I knew whatwas coming.

“I’ve been called to a bit of a familyemergency, nothing terrible butmother would like some assistance.She’s had more people that sheexpected accept an invitation to mysister’s anniversary Sunday and I feltI should offer. It is a surprise for thehappy couple and it wouldn’t do tohave them arrive and have to help?”

“I thought she’d hired a caterer.” Ishouldn’t have said it but I was feelingdistinctly irritated.

“Yes, but there’s the house to put torights and people to organise. Iwondered if you could keep Amy forthe weekend. I know she’s my lodgerand this is her weekend in but just thisonce? Oh, and would you mindcollecting her clothes, I have to rushoff. The key is under the mat. Thanks,Joyce.” There was no time to protest,she was off and I had Amy.

The clothes needed a wash of courseso I spent the rest of Friday afternoonshowing Amy the basics of washing.

Continued page 23

Angels Are Not Always What They Appear Memories of MannumErvin Nitschke: General Carrier, Milk Carter and Ferry Operator

The flourishing cucumber and pumpkin vines growing in the backyard are cared for by Ervin, while his wife Cora lovingly tends theprofusion of roses which bloom in the sheltered front garden. Theyboth obviously have more than green thumbs, yet are also very activein the community.

Together, they deliver 20 Meals on Wheels every 5 weeks, and arekeen card players. Until 2 years ago, Ervin was still a volunteerrelief Hospital car driver, which he had done for about 20 years.When PS Marion underwent her major restoration, he did most ofher paintwork, as a volunteer.

We were just married whenwe came here in 1951

from Loxton in the Riverland.The mixed family farm where Igrew up wasn’t viable for twofamilies, but the River hadalways been our life. I worked atShearers for 12 months, then asa council truck driver here intown for two years.

I bought a general carrying,grain carting business whichturned into milk carting from 12then 15 local dairies, who withothers, were known as TheUnited Co-op DairymenLimited. This later becameDairyvale, and I carted the milkto the Cheese Factory at Mt.Torrens in standard 10 galloncans. In the cool six months ofthe year, April till September,we did one pickup starting at7am, and the other 6 months wedid two, 7am and 5 pm.

In 1967, Milk Tankers holding2,200 gallons came in, andfarmers had to have refrigeratedstorage for their milk. I had thetanker for 7 years till 1974, andcarted to Mt. Compass for skimmilk, Adelaide for bottled milk,and Mt Torrens for cheese.

Dirk Bont was the lessee of theferry operations here in 1974,when the Highways Departmenttook control of the State ferries,and I started work as a ferryoperator, with Dirk Bont as thesupervisor. There were sevenoperators, and we did 2 eighthour shifts on one, and 3 on theother. Both ferries were small,but one operated 24 hours a day

and the other for16. I saw bigimprovements in the ferries overthe years; the biggest was thereplacement of the belt drivencables by the safer hydraulicsystem. Before they changedover, Dirk and I had to go toMorgan to become familiar withthe new system which had beeninstalled on the ferry up there.T he re was much lessmaintenance than on the old beltdriven system.

The 1974 flood closed theferries again, but this time it wasonly for 3 months, and RonBock ran his launch like he didin the ‘56 flood.

We lived at Cowirra from1951 till we moved intoMannum in 1986, but in the ‘56flood we had to move into ashed on the property.

I continued to work on theferries till 1991, and Dirk wasstill the supervisor when I left.Weekends were alwaysinteresting, and we had to bealert for skiers getting caught inthe cables especially in holidaytimes.

These days there are only twodairies operating at Cowirra, andI think one at Ponde. It is sodifferent and very sad to see theRiver as it is now.

Ervin Nitschke

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After a car crash one of the drivers is lying injured at the side of the road.‘Don’t worry,’ said a policeman, a Red Cross nurse is coming to attend to you.’Oh no,’ groaned the victim, ‘couldn’t I have a blonde, cheerful one?’

There was once a small snail who always dreamed of becoming a race-cardriver. One day he heard that an uncle of his had died and left him somemoney! Now his dream could be realized! He bought himself a car, souped itup, and then painted a large red “S” on it. When he was at his first race, afriend of his asked him why he had painted the big red “S” on the car? Simple,the snail replied when people see my car go zooming down the, track I wantthem all to exclaim: Oh look! See the S car go!

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Well who would believeJanuary and February

2010 have gone already!We have planned our 1st

Friendship Lunch for 2010 andthis will be on March 25th andheld at the Pretoria Hotel, sowatch your letter boxes, theinvitations shouldn’t be faraway.

CHIPS prides itself on its‘can do’ approach to clientservices and so far we have nothad to refuse a reasonablerequest for any assistance, andthat approach fits in with theHACC (Home and CommunityCare) criteria, HAAC being ourmajor funding body. Asrequests for services continueto grow we are finding we needto be creative in fundraising toensure we are able to continueto meet the needs of our clients.We are very lucky to have anamazing band of volunteerswho continually ‘go that extrayard’, to bridge the gaps inother formal services available.

We are selling tickets in theAustralian Central Credit UnionCommunity Lottery, so pleasepop into the office or shop and

buy one. At$2.00 each, with fantasticprizes, this lottery raises fundsfor CHIPS and many otherCommunity Organisations.

Another major fund raiser forCHIPS is our CommunityHelpers Shop. We areextremely gra tefu l fordonations of good saleableitems and also to the membersof the community who enjoythe opportunity to pick up a‘bargain’ and support our shop.We are also grateful to Cheryl,who is the volunteer ShopManager, and her band of verywilling workers who maintain ave ry pro f ess iona l andwelcoming service to ourcommunity while raising muchneeded funds.

The most exciting thing toreport on a personal level is thatthe Adelaide Clipsal 500 is justaround the corner and I will betaking 2 weeks Annual leavearound this time. I look forwardto catching up with everyone onthe 25th March.

Marion Wilson, Co-ordinator

From page 22She was a willing little thing and I

had to admit I was enjoying thecompany. Maybe the weekendwouldn’t be so bad.

It began well enough, Amy hadsettled in front of a cosy fire and wewere preparing to have a quietevening when the phone rang again.“Is Amy there?” a frustrated malevoice bellowed.

“Who is this and why do you wantto know?” I bellowed back.

“This is her father. I was supposedto collect her from her lodgings andshe wasn’t there. The neighbour gaveme your number.” Trust Helen toforget something like that.

“She’s here but I’m afraid you can’ttake her until I can be sure you arewho you say. She’s in my care for theweekend and I know nothing of thesearrangements. Why don’t you call thepastor, I’m sure he can vouch foryou.”

“His housekeeper is the neighbourwho gave me your number. He’s off toa conference until Sunday. I’ve comedown to take her to the Saturday fete.She has a cake entered and Mrs. Hardythought I should be there. I’ve takena room at the pub for the weekend.”

I was getting more exasperated withHelen by the minute. Still it did seema pity to spoil Amy’s weekend so weworked out a compromise. Amy’sfather would pick us both up and wewould go to the fete together. I couldfulfill my obligations and she and her

father could enjoy the fete. It provedto be an inspired solution. Amy’sfather was quite companionable oncehe settled down and Amy was on herbest behaviour. The cake wonhonourable mention, the rain held offtil afternoon and we ended the day infront of my fire sipping tea.

I saw a lot of Amy and her fatherafter that. Amy wasn’t over pleasedwith Helen’s hospitality andgradually managed to shift most ofher belongings to my spare room.What with Helen continually beingcalled away to one event or another,Amy came to stay with me. Amy’sfather took to spending weekends inthe room above the pub. A widower’slife didn’t suit him and I found to mysurprise that a spinster’s lot was notall I desired in life either. Amyblossomed under the attention. Ourw eek en ds were surpri s ingl ycomforting to us all. Being practicalpeople, Josh and I found a remedy. Heput his sales business on line, rented aflat here and made plans to move usall into a slightly larger house. Afterour wedding, of course. And it was alovely wedding, even though I didhave to decorate the hall myself. Thatwas no surprise and I had thearrangements already in place when Ireceived Helen’s call. Nice she couldbe back for the ceremony and Amyreally did look like an angel andbehaved like one too.

Vivian Garner

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Hotel Social Club, with a newcommittee, plenty of newmembers and membership inhigh demand with an evergrowing waiting list.

The Social Club inviteseveryone to come down onFriday nights for a catch updrink and to unwind from theweek. There is Happy Hourfrom 6pm - 7pm and a numberof raffles for delicious meattrays, bottle-shop vouchers andcash prizes.

This year the Social Clubwill hold 3 or 4 events for itsmembers and the first will beon Saturday 20th March with a‘B’ themed meet and greetnight at the Mannum Hotel,

particularly aimed at newmembers. However, the SocialClub would love to see anyoneand everyone there, so comedressed as somethingbeginning with the letter ‘B’and have a few drinks with usat Beachy’s - we know how tothrow a good party!!

Last week’s draw winners:• $60 Members Draw - Beth

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Articles Wanted

Mannum Mag is always in need of “local content” articles,particularly shorter ones of about 150 to 300 words.

Alternatively, large articles that can be serialised over severalissues are also welcome.

A large part of our content is supplied by a few regular writers,one of whom is leaving (see page 3).

Clubs and associations are urged to send us regular reportsabout your activities.

Individuals can also contribute. Have you enjoyed a local“tourist” attraction? Tell the community about it by writing ashort article for Mannum Mag. Perhaps in your travels you haveseen something that could be implemented in Mannum. Write tothe community about it via an article in Mannum Mag.

All of you are our reporters. We rely on you sending material tous. Of course, if anyone would like to become an “officialreporter” (news gatherer?) for Mannum Mag you will berewarded with the satisfaction that you are serving thecommunity; helping to make Mannum a better place to live.

Editor

Issue Number 44 Mannum Mag Page 25

Great Food, Great Entertainmentand Great Fun

Mannum Agricultural Society Show Dinner

The Show Dinner held on26th February in Schache

Hall attracted a capacity crowdwith tickets sold out well inadvance. Guests were servedexcellent food and the dinnerorganiser and chief cook BerrieSkein was pleased with theresults of the evening andexpressed her sincere thanks toall who helped.

This Dinner heralds thebeginning of Show Week inMannum. It also providedadditional funds to help covershowground improvements.Show Committee Chairman,Stephen Vivian, urged thosepresent to be a part of the show.

Entertainment was providedby Dave Verrall with a specialguest appearance from TamikaGodleman which, as usual, wasa highlight of the evening.

During the dinner, JennipherVivian was presented as YoungRura l Ambassado r forMannum. The Stock Journal

and Royal Adelaide Showsponsor the Rural Ambassadorand Rural Ambassador YouthAward each year. Thissponsorship for the state winneramounts to a corporate clothingpackage, $5,000 in prize moneyand a two-week trip to NewZealand.

Jennipher received anAustralia Day Lions award forCommunity Involvement andhas been involved with theMannum Show for a number ofyears but in 2009 and again thisyear, she is the convener of theCattle section. She is a studentat Mannum CommunityCollege.

Jenn has also been a memberof the Mannum AgriculturalSociety Executive Committeefor the past two years and is akeen helper at the monthlySunday markets here at theshowground.

Geoff Skein

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Mannum Golf ClubCompetition Results

Sponsor: Unforgettable HouseboatsCompetition: Anz Bank30/01/2010Winner of the DayS McGlashan Score 44A GradeB Fisher Score 42J Packer Score 42A Reichstein Score 40R Porter Score 39N Warhurst Score 38W Banks Score 38Nearest the Pin4 and 13 D Gaskell6 and 15 W BanksSponsor: Porter ElectricalCompetition: Stableford6/02/2010Winner of the dayN Warhurst Score 43A GradeJ Packer Score 43T Johnson Score 43K Dohnt Score 37D Gaskell Score 37M Gowling Score 36T Miller Score 35Nearest the Pin

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Sponsor: Mid Murray StorageTrophyCompetition: Stableford13/02/2010Winner of the dayN Bottroff Score 42

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Sponsor: B & C ExcavationCompetition: Stableford20/02/2010Winner of the dayN Dalton Score 41

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Murray DarlingsMannum Red Hat Society

The Murray Darlings - allabout fun and friendship

Well, here we are alreadylooking forward to a newseason, autumn is upon usalready, and it feels like we haveonly just finished celebratingChristmas! Is it just myimagination, or is this yeardisappearing already at lightningspeed? Is that what happenswhen you turn 50?

We have a jam-packedcalendar planned for this year,which includes:• A trip to Marne River Olives• Celebrating our 2nd birthday in

April. We are heading off on acoach trip to “Pryers on thePeninsula” morning show,followed by lunch at MiddletonTavern

• “Picnic Day in May”, on the MaryAnn reserve

• “Christmas in June” - trip to theBarossa - an invitation has beenextended to the Woodside and theRiverland red hat chapters

• Willunga Almond Blossom festivalin July

• Springtime visit to the RainforestRetreat in Murray Bridge

• In September we’re off to see thePandas at the Zoo

• October we hope to join in with theCOTA ‘celebration of ageing’, aspart of the Every Generationfestival

• October is time for our annual SAred hatters retreat to VictorHarbor, and then it will be time tostart planning for our Christmascelebrations yet again!

These are just some of theactivities and events, and of

course we still have our regularmorning tea at the MannumMotel Café, the first Monday ofevery month at 10am (excludingEaster Monday).

As we say goodbye to onespecial red hatter, Lady ElfDragon, who we wish everyhappiness in her new adventures(we will MISS you), we alsooffer a very warm welcome toour new members, some ofwhom have only just moved toMannum. The word is spreadingthat red hatting is an idealopportunity to meet somefriendly faces (under our redhats), and our newest membersare all looking forward to addinglots of purple and red to theirwardrobes!

In the words of the exaltedQueen Mother of the Red HatSociety, Sue Ellen:

“We have placed high valueon something that may soundshallow or silly to some; webelieve in the importance ofhaving fun, because we knowthat such things as dressing upand light hearted adventureslink hearts and cementrelationships, in a way that ishard to describe”.

She asks “How does real lovegrow out of events that cause usto laugh so hard we cry, or evensnort milk out of our noses? Idon’t know. It doesn’t matterhow it works; what matters isthat it does”.

I would like to join Sue Ellen,in wishing for you a whole lot offun, fun, fun this year. Becausewe know what it leads to!Phone: 8569 1438 orEmail: inmannum@tpg.com.au

Karyn Baker,Divalicious Dahloo

(Queen of the Murray Darlings)

Karyn Lips Almighty

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2010 Community Calendar

MARCH

Mannum ShowMannum ShowgroundsSaturday 6th, from 10 amChild $1.00, Adult $6.00,Pensioner $3.00Website: www.mannumshow.comContact: Geoff SkeinPhone: 8569 2385, or Email:

mannumshow@yahoo.com.au

Market/Trash ’n TreasureMannum ShowgroundsSunday 7th, 9:00am – 2:00pmFree Admission

Sites availableContact: Irene LovellPhone: 8569 2541

PS Marion Short CruisesAdelaide Cup WeekendSaturday 6th and Sunday 7th

11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm.Adult $15, Child $7.50

Mannum Hot Rod DayMary Ann ReserveSaturday 6th and Sunday 7th

11:00am – 4:00pmChild $1.00, Adult $2.00,Family $5.00Contact: Julie RicePhone: 0407 77 99 72Hosted by The Bear RockRodders Association. Raisesfunds for the Mannum DistrictHospital.

SA State Election DaySaturday 20th

Karoonda Farm FairKaroondaFriday 26th and Saturday 27th

Under 5 free both daysFriday Students under 16 freeSaturday $3.00 for Students$12.00 Adult each day$30.00 FamilyWebsite: www.farmfair.com.auThe Karoonda Farm Fair is anannual 2-day event based atKaroonda in the heart of theMurray Mallee region.

APRIL

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11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm.Adult $15, Child $7.50

Market/Trash ’n TreasureMannum ShowgroundsSunday 4th, 9:00am – 2:00pmFree Admission. Sites AvailableContact: Irene LovellPhone: 8569 2541

Anzac Day ServiceMemorial MonumentSunday 25th, 6:00amFollowed by Sausage Sizzle atthe Community Club.

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Pop in 10 am - 4 pm at 39 Randell St Mannum. Ph: 85692129. Awide range of personal development courses are offered. ContactMMCSS for details. Registering for courses and programs isessential

Special Events

March17th & 31st March Mental Heath First Aid Course - free, complimentary lightlunch bookings essential

April

6th Mens Breakfast - bookings absolutely essential.8th Start second course “Cooking with Angie”

Mannum Leisure CentreSquash courts, gym, and cardio

room are available.Tai chi, karate, basketball, netball,

squash, carpet bowls, fitness classes,pilates, card games, and others areheld throughout the week.

Opening HoursMorningsMon, Wed, Fri: 8:00 am - 12 noonTue, Thur: 6:00 am - 12 noonSat: 9:00 am - 11:00 am

AfternoonsReopening at 3:00 pm, closing at theend of the sporting program oractivity.

Stadium and Clubroom areavailable for hire for functions onweekends.

Further information: 8569 0185Pam Cutjar, Centre Manager

Community Meetings Clash Calendar

Email details of regular meetings to:editor.mannummag@baonline.com.au

MONTHLY

1st Monday

9:45am Combined Probus,Mannum Club10:00am Murray Darlings RedHatters, Mannum Motel Café. Ph.8569 1438

Mannum Health AdvisoryCouncil, Ph. 8569 1239

1st Tuesday

7:30pm Agricultural Society,Showground

1st Thursday

4:00pm History Group, CHIPS

2nd Wednesday

9:00am Shared Stitches ofMannum Quilting Group. Ph.8569 1035

3rd Monday

7:30pm Mid Murray MalleePermaculture Group, The Hall.Tamara Griffiths 0407 457 707

3rd Tuesday

pm Palmer Card Day, LutheranHall Palmer. Ph. 8532 22557:30pm Neighbourhood Watch.Coordinator 0428 856 911

3rd Thursday

11: 00a m R S L , M a n numCommunity Club

4th Tuesday

7 : 3 0 p m M a n n u m S h o w

Committee, Showground

4th Thursday

7:30pm Progress Association,Mannum Community College.

Last Monday

1:30pm Hospital Auxiliary,Meeting Room, Esmerelda Street.

Last Wednesday

Midday Mannum Mag Committee,Showground. Ph. 8569 23856:30pm Mannum Mens DiscussionGroup. Ralph 8569 1264.

WEEKLY

Mon, Wed & Fri10:00–3:00 The Hall, 5 GreeningStreet, Mannum. Ph. 8569 1643

Monday6:30pm Mannum Town Choir,Uniting Church hall.Ph. 8569 2295

Tuesday & Friday8:30am Walkie Talkies, LionsDen, Show Ground

OTHER

Alternate Fridays1:30pm Senior Citizens Club, ClubRooms. Ph. 8569 2795

2nd & 4th Tuesday10:00am Craft Group. UnitingChurch Cottage. Ph. 8569 1827.